Characteristics
Angiosperms (Monocots)
Ornithogalum nutans L.
Drooping Star of Bethlehem
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
Originally grown as an ornamental, this species is now naturalized and part of the Alabama flora. The first collection was made in Greene County in Eutaw. Keener, B.R. 2012. Three non-native vascular plant species new to Alabama. Phytoneuron 2012-73: 1-3.
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Not Native
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Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358327>Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 308. 1753.</a>
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<a href=https://linnean-online.org/5225>Without data, (lectotype: LINN 428.15). Lectotypified by Stearn in Ann. Mus. Goulandris 6 : 156. 1983.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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